Category: Police News

Off duty cop accused of shooting civilian

Off duty cop accused of shooting civilian

An off-duty policeman stationed in Belize City is tonight in hot water for allegedly shooting a civilian in Orange Walk.  Love TV’s Dalila Ical reports from Orange Walk town.

Detainee found dead inside San Pedro police station

Detainee found dead inside San Pedro police station

A San Pedro family is tonight looking for answers after a loved one turned up dead inside the holding cell at the town’s police station. Love TV’s Maria Novelo reports.

Two teen girls pregnant; grown men are responsible

Two teen girls pregnant; grown men are responsible

Two teenage girls from Camalote village are the victims of sexual assault by grown men. In separate incidents on Tuesday morning, the two fifteen year old girls, in the company of their mothers, went to the Belmopan police station to report that they had had sexual intercourse with two men. The first teenager told police [...]

George Street residents suing the police and Attorney General

George Street residents suing the police and Attorney General

There was reportedly another incident involving the Gang Suppression Unit and residents of the George Street area late last week.  Reports are that elements of the GSU used excessive force during the incident.  Prime Minister Barrow said that there will be no tolerance for abuse of power as he goes into discussion with the Minister [...]

Elderly woman robbed at gunpoint

Elderly woman robbed at gunpoint

Another sick attack on an elderly woman has been reported, this time in Belize City. The victim, Neri Acevedo, 74 was accosted by a teenager on a bicycle as she walked on New Road. The thug, reportedly used a silver handgun to relieve the woman of her sling bag containing her house keys, medication and [...]

Shooting leaves 4 men injured

Shooting leaves 4 men injured

A shooting incident on Tuesday night in Belize City has left three men injured and one hospitalized.  Police reports are they went to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where they saw 20 year old Gilbert Wade with a gunshot wound to the right thigh, 18 year old Kendell Flowers with a gunshot wound to both [...]

Police operation in Esperanza nabs suspected drug traffickers

Police operation in Esperanza nabs suspected drug traffickers

Four persons from Esperanza village in the Cayo district have been arrested and charged for the crime of drug trafficking.  They are, twenty seven year old Melanie Mathe; nineteen year old Ismael Trap Junior; eighteen year old Gilbert Thompson and forty year old Ismael Thompson.  According to police reports, authorities conducted a search at Thompson’s [...]

Armed hold up in Santa Elena town

Armed hold up in Santa Elena town

Police in San Ignacio are investigating the armed hold up of a business establishment in Santa Elena town.  According to police reports, around nine o’clock on Sunday night, proprietor Norma Rodriguez was inside her establishment namely Grace Mini Shop in the Hillview area of Santa Elena town when three neighborhood youths entered.  Rodriguez says the [...]

American fugitive captured trying to enter Belize

American fugitive captured trying to enter Belize

Belize police have assisted in the capture of an American fugitive.  Fifty seven year old George Thomas, who is wanted in the US state of Arkansas for the crime of rape, was apprehended on Saturday afternoon as he attempted to cross into Guatemala from Belize via the western border. Police say that Thomas was attempting [...]

Chopping incident leaves man hospitalized

Chopping incident leaves man hospitalized

A chopping incident last night in Belize City has left one man injured.  The victim has been identified as twenty three year old Shane Jones.  According to police reports around nine thirty last night, Jones was on a pathway linking Johnson Street and Magazine Road when he was accosted by a group of men.  One [...]

On-duty policeman charged for crime of extortion

On-duty policeman charged for crime of extortion

Police Constable Amir Moh a resident of Orange Walk Town was charged with extortion when he appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Moh pleaded not guilty to the charge. Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith offered him a bail of $1,000 and adjourned the case until February 23. The incident occurred on Thursday [...]

Belize City man shot in the chin

Belize City man shot in the chin

A shooting incident last night in Belize City has left one man injured.  The victim has been identified as forty eight year old Lionel Myles, a resident of Amara Avenue in Belize City. According to police reports, Myles and four other men were playing dominoes in an alley not far from the victim’s house around [...]

Execution-style murder on the Boom-Hattieville road

Execution-style murder on the Boom-Hattieville road

The Hattieville-Boom road is a well trafficked bypass for motorists who want to escape the hustle and bustle of Belize City. But on Tuesday night a section of the road was the scene of a brutal execution-style murder.  Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett were on the crime beat early today.

BDF accused of rape in Toledo

BDF accused of rape in Toledo

There is a disturbing report coming out of the Toledo district involving Belize military and police officials.  The exact details are still sketchy but information to the RSV News Centre is that three women were the victims of rape, allegedly committed by Belize Defence Force soldiers and a police officer.  The incidents are reported to [...]

Burglars clean out houses in Belize City and Ladyville

Burglars clean out houses in Belize City and Ladyville

While the Mayoral candidates were busy answering questions on how they will try to make Belize City a safer, crime-free community, a thief or thieves were skillfully emptying a family on the north side of town, about a quarter mile away from the Belama Police sub-station.  Norman Usher and his family who live at 3130 [...]

Man found dead in his bed

Man found dead in his bed

A thirty-nine year old man was found dead inside an abandoned building in Ladyville on Tuesday morning and police are investigating the circumstances into his death.  According to Raphael Martinez, there are no superficial signs of violence, but the investigations will reveal whether it was a murder, a suicide or a natural death. The autopsy [...]

Shooting victim is in stable condition

Shooting victim is in stable condition

A Belize City man remains hospitalized following a shooting incident last night. Twenty-six Karl Heusner was shot in the left side of the chest and lies in stable condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital.  Love News spoke with Stanley Leslie, a resident of the area who said that he was just about to go [...]

Thieves target Wesley Methodist Church … again

Thieves target Wesley Methodist Church … again

It has happened again – a church of God has been broken into and relieved of a number of items – and in this case, for Wesley Methodist Church, the number of times that it has burgled is now countless.  Over Wednesday night, thieves broke into the church on Albert Street and their loot was [...]

Police round up drug suspects in Cayo

Police round up drug suspects in Cayo

Six people were arrested on drugs charges resulting from a police operation in the Cayo district this morning.  The anti-drug operation was carried out jointly by the police’s quick response team and its CIB counterparts. The first drug bust occurred around four o’clock this morning, when officers searched the home of twenty seven year old [...]

Firearm found in early morning operation

Firearm found in early morning operation

An early morning operation by police today led to the discovery of a firearm. Police say that around 6:30 this morning, they searched an abandoned lot on Plues Street in Belize City which led to the discovery of one 9 millimetre Sig Sauer Pistol containing three live rounds of ammunition.  No one was in the [...]